Multibus boards are backplane crate systems that are designed to hold modules They are similar to computer automated measurement and control (CAMC) and network interface module (NIM) systems

Single board computers (SBC) serve as the motherboard for instrumentation systems including modern PCs.

Data acquisition computer boards are self-contained printed circuit boards that typically plug into the backplane, motherboard, or otherwise interface directly with the computer bus

Digital signal processor (DSP) computer boards are central to the implementation of high-performance industrial systems.

General-purpose interface bus (GPIB) controllers and GPIB interface boards are devices that enable communications between GPIB buses and GPIB networks

Parallel industrial communications computer boards are boards or ports that transmit character data (byte) by sending the bits down parallel electrical paths simultaneously

Serial industrial communications computer boards are boards or ports that transmit data by sending the bits one after the other over a single wire